women's Health & Pelvic Floor

InMotion Physical Therapy is proud to offer women's health and pelvic floor services to our community. A pelvic floor physical therapist has specialized training which will benefit both men and women with a variety of medical conditions throughout a lifetime. Our areas of service include but are not limited to:

• Incontinence
• Constipation
• Prostatitis
• Pre and post partum periods
• Pre and post gynecological surgery
• Pelvic pain
• Coccyx (tailbone) pain
• Post surgical breast cancer recovery
• Lymphedema management

All treatment programs are individualized and developed for men and women in cooperation with the patient's physician. A physician's referral is required. 

Our physical therapist Tanya Cancade is specialty trained in Women's Health, Pelvic Floor, and Lymphedema. Your private and in-depth evaluation with Tanya may include:

• Medical history
• Movement analysis
• Assessment of posture, muscles, and nerves
• Biofeedback assessment of pelvic floor muscles
• Internal exam (for patients with pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvic pain, and/or incontinence)

• Urine loss associated with pressure and activity
• Urgency and frequency of urination
• Fecal incontinence and constipation

• Pelvic pain
• Pelvic muscle weakness
• Osteoporosis
• Pain from endometriosis
• Pain with intercourse
• Prolapse, pelvic-organ prolapse
• Prostatitis

• Mid and lower back pain
• Numbness or tingling in the arms or legs
• Foot pain and swelling
• Carpal tunnel syndrome sciatica and sacroiliac 
• Pubis symphysis  dysfunction
• Diastasis rectus
• Postpartum recovery

• Treatment post mastectomy or lumpectomy
• Lymphedema
• Restricted range of motion
• Pain and scar adhesions

• Pain from abdominal surgery, scarring or unknown reasons
• Hernias and recovery from hernia repairs

• Muscle anatomy and function
• Problems of pregnancy, childbirth and menses
• Postural training and body mechanics
• Care of perineal or abdominal scars
• Bowel/bladder training
• Counseling in splints, orthotics and maternity back supports

• Individualized exercise programs to increase function, strength and flexibility
• Home exercise program
• Stretching
• NMES (electrical stimulation)

• Myofascial and soft-tissue release techniques
• Joint mobilizations
• Ultrasound and electrical stimulation
• Trigger point release and/or dry needling
• EMG biofeedback
• Taping

If you have questions about  any of our women's health or pelvic floor treatment programs, call our clinic at 304-295-7290 so we can get you more details or let you speak with our specialty trained physical therapist, Tanya Cancade.